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          Wages for Childcare Workers in KENTUCKY

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          Period          		 2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $11.66 $14.12 $16.82 $18.55 $22.12
          Yearly $24,260 $29,360 $34,980 $38,570 $46,010
          Kentucky Hourly $10.51 $11.78 $13.90 $16.86 $19.01
          Yearly $21,860 $24,500 $28,920 $35,060 $39,550
          Central Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $10.75 $11.45 $13.40 $15.02 $17.27
          Yearly $22,370 $23,810 $27,860 $31,240 $35,920
          Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area Hourly $10.51 $10.86 $12.19 $13.50 $14.42
          Yearly $21,860 $22,590 $25,360 $28,080 $30,000
          Bowling Green, KY Metro Area Hourly $9.00 $11.21 $12.00 $15.15 $15.95
          Yearly $18,720 $23,310 $24,960 $31,520 $33,170
          Owensboro, KY Metro Area Hourly $11.37 $13.10 $14.02 $14.99 $16.80
          Yearly $23,640 $27,250 $29,150 $31,190 $34,940
          Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area Hourly $10.33 $12.89 $14.50 $17.62 $23.14
          Yearly $21,490 $26,810 $30,150 $36,650 $48,130
          East Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $10.00 $10.89 $12.88 $14.25 $15.12
          Yearly $20,800 $22,660 $26,780 $29,630 $31,440
          Clarksville, TN-KY Metro Area Hourly $10.03 $10.89 $13.67 $15.34 $16.72
          Yearly $20,860 $22,650 $28,420 $31,900 $34,770
          Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area Hourly $11.58 $13.26 $14.50 $17.23 $19.13
          Yearly $24,090 $27,570 $30,150 $35,830 $39,790
          Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area Hourly $11.55 $13.74 $16.88 $19.01 $19.11
          Yearly $24,030 $28,580 $35,100 $39,550 $39,750
          West Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $10.78 $11.12 $12.35 $14.05 $17.44
          Yearly $22,420 $23,120 $25,690 $29,230 $36,270
          Elizabethtown, KY Metro Area Hourly $10.62 $11.29 $13.91 $14.97 $18.67
          Yearly $22,090 $23,480 $28,940 $31,150 $38,840
          South Central Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $10.31 $10.90 $12.74 $14.19 $16.75
          Yearly $21,440 $22,670 $26,510 $29,510 $34,840
          Paducah, KY-IL Metro Area Hourly $11.00 $12.00 $12.89 $14.30 $15.00
          Yearly $22,870 $24,950 $26,800 $29,750 $31,200